Combination clod-crusher and harrow.



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G. W. HAYS. CUMBINTIUN CLOD CRUSHER AND HARKUW.

(Application filed Oct. 28, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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UNiTED STATES l' PATENT @Errea GEORGE W. HAYS, OF BAZAAR, KANSAS.

COMBINATION CLOD-CRUSHER AND HARROW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 665,217, dated January 1, 1901.

Application led October 28,1899. Serial No. 735,144. iNo model-l T0 al?, whom it may concern,.-

Be it known thatl, GEORGE W. HAYs, acitizen of the United States, residing at Bazaar, county of Chase, State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Combination Clod- Crusher and Harrow, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement of a clod crusher and harrow, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

ln the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in each of the views in which they occur, Figures l to 9, inclusive, are detail perspective views of the parts from which my improved clod-crusher and harrow is constructed. Fig. l0 is a perspective view of the crusher and harrow complete and in its operative position, and Fig. ll is a similar view of the same ready for transportation or with the harrow in an inoperative position.

Referring to the drawings, l indicates the clod-crusher portion or section of my invention, and 2 indicates the harrow-section. The crusher is formed from a series of planks 3, which are bolted or otherwise secured to two cleats 4, the under surface of each of which is recessed or notched at an angle, as shown at 5. The planks are preferably of the same thickness as the depth of the notches, but are of a greater width than the length thereof, so that when the planks are secured inthe notches they will be inclined to the rear and the rear edge of each plank will overlap the forward edge of the next plank to the rear. The forward edge of the front plank is inclined, and a plank 6 is secured thereto so as to project above the top thereof and above the cleats in the nature of a sled-runner, whereby it is better adapted to be drawn over the rough ground, and especially where there are large clods or considerable trash or other obstructions. The forward end of each cleat is adapted to have a clevis 7 or other means of adj ustably attaching a draft-bar 8 thereto, as by perfor-ations 9. The draft-bar is preferably formed from a single piece of material, as a bar of iron, doubled into a V shape, with an eye l0 at its apex and a hook at each end. The harrow portion or section consists of a plank ll,which is pivotally secured at its forward edge to the rear plank of the Crushersection by means ,of hinges l2. Said plank ll is provided with a series of rearwardly-in'- clined teeth 13, which project from its under surface in position to engage withvthe surface of the ground after it has been smoothed by the crusher and complete the pulver-ization of the soil. A handle or lever 14 is secured to the top of the harrow, so as to project at an angle therefrom, preferably at right angles. A catch l5 is secu red to the rear plank of the Crusher in position to engage with the free end of the lever and retain the harrow in a raised or inoperative position, as 'shown in Fig. 1l. lf desired, a seat/16 may be placed upon the top of the crusller in convenient position to the lever and catch, whereby the driver may ride upon the crusher, and thereby add his weight to its efficiency and at the same time be within reach of the lever to manipulate the harrow.

In using my improved clod-crusher and harrow the team is attached to the draft-bar and the harrow portion placed in its horizontal position. ln this position the device can be readily drawn forward, and the ground will be thoroughly smoothed and pulverized in condition for receiving the seed.

The rearward inclination of the harrowteeth and the hinge connection at the front edge of the harrow-section will permit of the teeth passing over trash or other obstructions; but if the teeth should become clogged or obstructed 'by the accumulation of trash the driver can readily reach the lever and by a very slight movement to the front tilt the harrow or swing it upward free from the ground and trash and then let it fall back into itsoperative position before the device has moved any considerable distance forward, thereby permitting the teeth to contact with substantially the entire surface of the ground.

When it is desired to move the implement from one place to another, as upon the road or across the farm, the handle or lever of the harrow is forced down until its free end can be passed under the catch on the Crusher-section, which will cause the harrow to be raised into substantially a vertical position, with the teeth far above the bottom of the crusher. In this position, into which the parts can be placed in an instant, the device can be moved IOO from place to place without having to provide separate means of transportation, and it can be as quickly placed in operative position at any time by releasing the end of the lever from the catch and permitting the weight of the harrow to carry it into a horizontal position.

Having described my invention, I claim- In a combined clod-crusher and hal-row, the combination, with a clod-crusher section of a harrowsectiou pivotally secured to the rear edge thereof, the crusher-section comprising two cleats, the under surface of each of which is recessed ornotched atan angle, rearwardlyinclined planks secured within said notches, the rear edge of each plank overlapping the forward edge of the next plank to the rear, and the front edge of the front plank being beveled or inclined, a plank secured to said beveled edge, and extending upwardly above the forward ends of the cleats, a draft-bar adjustably secured to the forward ends of said cleats, a seat and a catch upon the rear portion of the crusher-section and the harrowsection comprisingr a plank and rearwardlyinclined teeth projecting from the under side thereof, hinges at the adjacent edges of the two sections, and a lever projecting at an angle from the top of the harrow-sectiou in position to be placed in engagement with the catch of the crusher-sectiou and hold the harrow-section at au angle with the teeth above the bottom of the Crusher-section.

GEORGE W. HAYS.

Witnesses:

HARRY L. HAYS, C. H, PERRIGO. 

